▲ 895 ▼ Scientists detect a sharp acceleration in global warming (www.sciencedaily.com) submitted 1 week ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/world@lemmy.world 368 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (1 child) Individual action was a myth designed by FF companies to shift responsibility permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ItsMeSpez@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (2 children) This is true but individual action is still necessary. Just because it's important that we hold corporations and the wealthy accountable and curb industrialized pollution doesn't mean that the average person isn't needing to make significant changes. We can't both maintain a consumer mindset and abdicate individual responsibility while also demanding sweeping societal changes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Abyssian@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago We can consume the wealthy and abdicate them of the responsibility of carrying on and also demand change. Especially if we consume them while they're still alive, as a mob, and do it with dull forks. The survivors will be far more willing to listen. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SinAdjetivos@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 child) We can't both maintain a consumer mindset and abdicate individual responsibility while also demanding sweeping societal changes. And you think it's the "demanding sweeping societal changes" that has to go? Maybe we need to start with the individualism and "consumer mindset"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ItsMeSpez@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 child) And you think it’s the “demanding sweeping societal changes” that has to go? Not even slightly. I'm just trying to point out that neither of them "have to go;" shouting down someone advocating for either form of action helps no one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago And this stance betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of the relative scale of damage each causes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ItsMeSpez@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (2 children) This is true but individual action is still necessary. Just because it's important that we hold corporations and the wealthy accountable and curb industrialized pollution doesn't mean that the average person isn't needing to make significant changes. We can't both maintain a consumer mindset and abdicate individual responsibility while also demanding sweeping societal changes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Abyssian@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago We can consume the wealthy and abdicate them of the responsibility of carrying on and also demand change. Especially if we consume them while they're still alive, as a mob, and do it with dull forks. The survivors will be far more willing to listen. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SinAdjetivos@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 child) We can't both maintain a consumer mindset and abdicate individual responsibility while also demanding sweeping societal changes. And you think it's the "demanding sweeping societal changes" that has to go? Maybe we need to start with the individualism and "consumer mindset"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ItsMeSpez@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 child) And you think it’s the “demanding sweeping societal changes” that has to go? Not even slightly. I'm just trying to point out that neither of them "have to go;" shouting down someone advocating for either form of action helps no one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago And this stance betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of the relative scale of damage each causes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Abyssian@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago We can consume the wealthy and abdicate them of the responsibility of carrying on and also demand change. Especially if we consume them while they're still alive, as a mob, and do it with dull forks. The survivors will be far more willing to listen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SinAdjetivos@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 child) We can't both maintain a consumer mindset and abdicate individual responsibility while also demanding sweeping societal changes. And you think it's the "demanding sweeping societal changes" that has to go? Maybe we need to start with the individualism and "consumer mindset"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ItsMeSpez@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 child) And you think it’s the “demanding sweeping societal changes” that has to go? Not even slightly. I'm just trying to point out that neither of them "have to go;" shouting down someone advocating for either form of action helps no one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago And this stance betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of the relative scale of damage each causes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ItsMeSpez@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 child) And you think it’s the “demanding sweeping societal changes” that has to go? Not even slightly. I'm just trying to point out that neither of them "have to go;" shouting down someone advocating for either form of action helps no one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago And this stance betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of the relative scale of damage each causes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago And this stance betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of the relative scale of damage each causes. permalink fedilink source parent